World Cup Day 13 – The Winless Warriors

World Cup 2014 Day 13 has arrived with four games that will conclude the fixtures of World Cup 2014 Group C and Group D.

In Group D both matches will kick off at 1700 BST with Costa Rica playing England and Italy playing Uruguay.

In Group C both matches will kick off at 2100 BST with Greece playing Ivory Coast and Japan playing Colombia.

With England already out of the tournament their game against Costa Rica look no more than a training game especially as coach Roy Hodgson has announced 9 changes to the team that surrendered to Uruguay – form a punter’s perspective this game may be worth a punt as it’s unlikely to be a 0-0 draw but from the fan’s perspective then maybe we should not get too excited about the fixture.

The game between Italy and Uruguay looks intriguing , neither of these sides are world beaters but perhaps Uruguay have a little more flair and could possibly shade this one.

The Group C games look like straightforward wins for Colombia and Ivory Coast , Colombia should be far too good for a willing but lacking firepower Japan and similarly Ivory Coast should have too much skill and firepower to be defeated by Greece despite the fact that the Greek team will as always park not one but two busses.

Thankfully the guys at Coral have come up with some more betting offers for Day 13 , all limited to a maximum £20 stake but all worthy of consideration for today’s picks.

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